Design 17/20: Furniture, Silver & Ceramics
Design 17/20: Furniture, Silver & Ceramics
A French gilt and patinated bronze 'Palais Royal' inkstand, second half 19th century
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Lot Closed
May 24, 03:09 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A French gilt and patinated bronze 'Palais Royal' inkstand, second half 19th century
cast as Mercury driving a chariot, mother of pearl base and wheels, the removable glass wells with fruit-cast lids and resting in pierced baskets, and with two quill holders
14cm. high, 26cm. wide, 10.5cm. deep
Sotheby's, London, 6 October 2005, lot 428.
This mother of pearl veneered inkstand is typical of the type of finely made Parisian objects sold in the fashionable shops of the Palais Royal, an area close to the Louvre.